Judge, 1928-06-23 · page 5 of 36
Judge — June 23, 1928 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains three distinct satirical pieces: 1. **"A Catastrophe"** (top): A letter from Haplprime Typewriter Co. depicts an office worker's chaotic daydreaming—imagining colleagues flying through the air—after a typewriter malfunction. The satire mocks both workplace frustrations and the writer's dramatic overreaction. 2. **"Troubles of a man who lives on a down-town street in New York"** (middle): Shows a man shouting from a tenement building at crowds below, with speech bubbles about public rights. This likely satirizes urban noise disputes and tenement-living complaints common in early 20th-century New York City. 3. **"Setting Up With a Sick Friend"** (bottom right): Jones receives branded cherry liquor as a "get well" gift. The joke centers on the friend's euphemistic gift—implying alcohol as medicine rather than genuine kindness.
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JUDGE A Catathtrophe Thupreme ‘Typewriter Co. Dear Thrith: Will you pleathe thend a type writer repair man te my ottice to make the neceththary repairth to my typewriter? Latht night thomeone broke in to my office and knocked the eth off of it. To am greatly incon venienced by thith ith and would appreciate it if you « make thith a ruthh job Very truly yourth, anuel Thkinner, I GUESS TE PUBLIC HAP SOME RIGHT? ¢ Troubles of a man who lives on a down-town street in New York, Setting Up With a Sick Friend Jones had been sick for several days when a friend sent him a jar of brandied cherries and shortly afterwards called te see him, Jones thanked him profusely for thought you would like them as well as anything,” replied the donor, “I'm 1 that you found them satisfactory.” Yes, indeed,” exclaimed Jones, nd I wish to say that I cer- Hessann—I hope, Martha, you'll never take up this foolish tainly appreciated ‘the spirit. in fad of reducing. which they were sent.